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Samuel Howard Hunter, Jr.

Samuel Howard Hunter, Jr.

 Purple Heart

Rank/Rate Lieutenant, Junior Grade
Service Number O-091372
Birth Date August 20, 1914
From Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Decorations Purple Heart
Submarine USS Seadragon (SS-194)
Loss Date December 10, 1941
Location Cavite Navy Yard, Philippine Islands
Circumstances Killed by bomb that hit USS Sealion
Remarks First US submariner killed in action in World War II.

 

 

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